Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Trumpetband

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.

Trumpetband

Final (1/3/2); Ended Thurs, 26 April 2007 22:17 (UTC)

Trumpetband (talk · contribs) - I am a user that tries to do well on Wikipedia. I feel like I am new but experienced, and would love the chance to be an administrator. Trumpetband 21:22, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept this self-nomination. --Trumpetband 21:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Withdrawal. Candidate has asked that this request be withdrawn [1]. WjBscribe 22:17, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

I have really enjoyed editing Wikipedia, and look forward to continue serving it as an administrator, providing I am accepted.

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. You may wish to answer a few optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?

A: Well, first and foremost I would like to take part in page protection and unprotection. There are many pages in Wikipedia that I think could go without being protected. We are a Wiki and should give all the chance to participate whenever possible. I would also like to help at WP:AIV, at many times that gets close to backlog. It should never even come close.

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

A: I have most recently have very much enjoyed the New Pages list. I look over the page, make it more like a Wikipedia article, and leave a note on the author's talk page (if it is one of their first-ever edits) and tell them what I did. I am also very happy with my work reverting vandalism.

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A: No event comes to mind. I don't think I have ever had a problem with another editor. If I ever did, I would deal with it the same way I would in real life, politely, and calmly. I've noticed that (in real life anyway) if you step back and look at it in perspective, many times it is comical. Blocking is always a last resort, unless Personal Attack is involved.

General comments

• See Trumpetband's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.

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Please keep criticism constructive and polite.

Discussion

Support

1. Moral support - your edit so far look great but you've a ways to go yet. Keep doing what your doing, maybe get involved in "Wikpedia:" spaces then come back in a while - Alison^☺ 22:08, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Oppose sorry, you seam likeyour doing a very good job, but you've only been here for 10 days and you've got around 70 edits. You should really be here for around 3 months before attempting RfA becuase the community needs to know they can trust you. You should also try for at least 2000 edits, across different name spaces, such as article pages, talk pages, wikipedia/wikipedia talk pages and user talk pages. Ryan Postlethwaite 21:41, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
2. Oppose but I echo Ryan, you are doing a fine job with the few edits you have and you are learning policy and process very well, you show a good knowledge and stick around for six months to provide an accurate picture of your interests here. It takes the time to become a trusted member of the community, so put on a watch and work without the aims of being an administrator in mind. Happy editing, and please do read the pages linked to in the headers of this page for the future. Teke 21:49, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
3. Oppose per the reasons given by others. Also, you don't need to be an admin in order to edit much of Wikipedia. There is plenty that you can do without becoming an admin. Don't be discouraged! You might be an admin yet once you get some more experience. Captain panda 22:06, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

1. Neutral - As Ryan states you need to be around here a bit longer. This will enable the community to get to know you, as an editor, better. Keep up the good work and please try to use edit summaries :-). Your heart seems to be in the right place though so I'll be neutral. Matthew 21:47, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
2. Neutral. Likewise, you are a little too new at the moment for adminship but I was very impressed by your welcoming comments to new users and praising them on their articles. Definitely keep up the good work and hopefully I'll be able to support you in the future when you have a bit more experience. Will (aka Wimt) 22:03, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.